Comedian Jim Gaffigan was on the Late Show with David Letterman and he talked about his love of food and fast food in particular.
You can watch it here:
My favorite bit is when he's talking about his love of Popeye's chicken and his understanding of the name: Popeye is a sailor and their chicken goes through me like a torpedo!
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Taco Bell says their new Cantina Tacos are "based upon authentic-style Mexican street tacos."
Their Cantina Tacos included grilled, warm corn tortillas, 'premium' meats and a chopped onion and cilantro blend with a freshly sliced lime wedge.
In equally big news, for the first time Taco Bell is offering pork in one of their menu items.
The Cantina Tacos are available with chicken, steak or carnitas shredded pork. They have 170, 160 and 200 calories respectively. (Complete nut...
Jack in the Box has a new breakfast item called the Breakfast Pita Pocket.
It is a whole grain pita pocket stuffed with scrambled eggs, sliced ham, bacon, and melting American cheese. It is served with a side of 'fire-roasted' salsa.
It can be had for $2.69.
Jack's Breakfast Pita has 424 calories and 22 grams of fat.
I've e-mailed Jack in the Box for verification, but according to their nutrition data, the Breakfast Pita has 438 mg of Cholesterol. That is a lot! It is 146% of th...
Today, August 3, 2010, Whataburger celebrates their 60th Anniversary.
Harmon Dobson opened up the worlds first Whataburger on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. He had a simple goal, to serve a burger so big that it took two hands to hold and so good that with one bite customers would say, What a burger!
In celebration of their anniversary, you can get a free Whataburger by wearing orange to a Whataburger restaurant today, August 3, between 5pm-8pm.
Note: As wa...
I recently read a post on Reddit about how a fan of the Volcano Burrito at Taco Bell saves some of his fast food dough and gets his version of the Volcano Burrito for half price. CornFedHonky writes:
I'm a fan of the Volcano burritos at Taco Bell. The problem is, they aren't that filling and cost $3 a piece! So, one day I had an idea. Instead of ordering the volcano double beef burrito for $3, I ordered a Beefy 5-layer burrito (89 cents) and added volcano (lava) sauce, and crispy tor...
Evidently a Wendy's restaurant in Laredo, Texas (a city on the US-Mexican border) is now accepting pesos as well as US dollars in payment for their burgers.
In this photo from examiner.com, you can see a sign the fast food restaurant posted, stating, "We Take Pesos / Aceptamos Pesos."
Back in 2007, there was an uproar when Pizza Patron started accepting pesos for their pizzas.
Will Wendy's suffer the same backlash? Is Wendy's promoting illegal immigration (as some charged Pizza...
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Could it be? Is Jamba Juice really putting burgers and blenders and serving them up with ketchup and mustard!?!?
No way. They're just trying to make a point... as you'll see when you go to their dedicated website for this video & promotion: cheeseburgerchill.com
Their point is that fast food chains are getting into the smoothie business, but that's not their specialty (like Jamba) and they're not doing as good a job. The implication is that fast f...
There's an iPhone app aimed at those in the QSR (Quick Service Restaurants) industry who need to keep tabs on or track the efficiency of their (or their competitions) drive-thru performance. It's called the Fast Food Timer.
It could also be fun for those app-happy fast foodies out there with nothing better to do with their iPhone or iPod Touch while sitting in the drive-thru.
App creator, Neal Layton, describes his app:
Fast Food Timer was developed for the QSR Industry. This a...
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DQ has gone to court to prevent a small California frozen yogurt chain, Yogubliz, from selling their 'Blizzberry' froyo because the name is too similar to DQ's Blizzard soft-serve ice cream and candy dessert.
DQ's lawyer says:
"Yogubliz chose a term whose only significance is a shortened form of Blizzard, Yogubliz did so with every intention of trading on the fame and goodwill of Dairy Queen's mark." Are you confused?
Dairy Queen says Blizzard is its most popular menu item and gener...
El Pollo Loco has brought back, for a limited time, their Queso Crunch Burrito.
This time, though, you can order it with either El Pollo Loco's flame-grilled chicken or citrus-marinated, flame-grilled Carne Asada style Sirloin steak.
The Queso Crunch Burrito combines your choice of meat with Jack cheese, poblano queso, Pico de Gallo salsa, tortilla strips and optional jalapeno slices, wrapped in a flour tortilla. The burrito is grilled.
The Queso Crunch Burrito will be availabl...
There's practically a whole industry out there based on selling you recipes to recreate your favorite fast food (just do a google search and see!), but A Hamburger Today blog has done their own homework and had a West-Coast-Only In-N-Out Burger Double-Double Animal Style burger overnighted to their East Coast location.
They have their recipe for the In-N-Out Double-Double Animal Style, but their dissection, research and re-creation is even more interesting.
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Some Carl's Jr. locations in Southern California and Hardee's locations in Indiana are testing a new foot-long burger with 850 calories and 20 grams of saturated fat.
The 'burger' includes 3 beef patties and 3 slices of cheese on a 12-inch hoagie-type bun. It is being sold for $4, or $4.50 for the 'deluxe' version with more toppings (lettuce, tomato and such).
Here's a pic from USA Today:
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McDonald's will be promoting their new Real Fruit Smoothies with free samples today and tomorrow (Friday & Saturday July 23-24).
Free samples of Wild Berry or Strawberry Banana Real Fruit Smoothies will be available at McDonald's 14,000+ locations in the US.
The addition of McCafe Real Fruit Smoothies to the McCafe beverage line reinforces McDonalds as a convenient destination for a variety of quality, great-tasting beverages at a value only McDonalds can offer...
Chipotle has announced that they are doubling their donation to The Lunch Box if its new goal of 1 million junk e-mails is reached by August.
The Lunch Box, which will help to give approximately 32 million school children at 100,000 schools nationwide access to 100 school tested, junk-free recipes created by Chef Ann Cooper, the Renegade Lunch Lady.
"Clearly, Chipotle has many like-minded fans when it comes to making sure the nation's schools have access to better, more sustainably rais...
A tipster sent this video by some guys who were eating their burgers at a McDonald's in San Francisco when they discovered the BK King on the hamburger bun:
Has Burger King found some ingenious viral marketing toasting technique or is this just a BK miracle.
Either way, McDonald's needs to be checking their buns!
The guys who found it have saved the bun and are selling it on ebay (just as they predict in the video below).
Here's the full video:
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The health care reform legislation that President Obama signed into law today also includes a new requirement for the country's restaurant chains. Restaurants chains with 20 or more locations will be required to post nutritional data for their menu items. The requirement is modeled on similar regulations already in place in New York City and California. The NRA (National Restaurant Association) is praising the requirements: The passage of this provision is a win for consumers and restaur...
Chipotle is promoting another film about food (the last was Food, Inc. ). This one is aimed at kids and is called What's On Your Plate? The film is a witty and provocative documentary about kids and food politics that addresses many of the same ideas behind Chipotle's "Food with Integrity" philosophy and the importance of supporting local farms. "It's amazing to see two young kids address the issue of where our food comes from in such an empowering way," said Mark Crumpacker, chief ...
Wendy's new Bacon & Blue Burger has blue cheese crumbles and smoked bacon, with saut??ed onions and steakhouse sauce. "We've heard loud and clear that our customers love the new Applewood smoked bacon," says Ken Calwell, chief marketing officer for Wendy's. "This great bacon and real blue cheese crumbles takes the Bacon and Blue hamburger to a whole new level and offers gourmet taste for a value price." The Bacon & Blue is available for a limited time and priced at $4.29. The ...
Happy Mardi Gras! I hope you celebrate Fat Tuesday in true fast food style today, but Mardi Gras, of course, also marks the beginning of Lent tomorrow.?? And some fast food chains have dining solutions available for those observing Lent. Lenten season menu items and specials include: Long John Silver's is, of course, a perennial go-to solution during Lent.?? They are currently launching their new Crispy Breaded Pollock with the supporting Spin & Win Fish Fry online sweepstakes. Captain...
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